The phrase "attempted to withdraw a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is trying to take back or remove something, such as a request, application, or statement.
Example: "She attempted to withdraw a previous statement she made during the meeting."
Alternatives: "sought to retract a" or "tried to take back a".
EPA head Scott Pruitt has effectively acted as an operative of the extraction industry since he took office, and the government is engaged in numerous other efforts to foul the nation's water, including attempting to withdraw an Obama order to expand protections of streams and wetlands.
After about two hours of fighting, the Germans attempted to withdraw, when a number were killed and the remainder were captured.
COSTA MESA — Three people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of identity theft and commercial burglary after a failed attempted to withdraw $1,800 from a Citibank customer's account, police confirmed Thursday.
2900 block of Foothill Boulevard: A man attempted to withdraw cash from an ATM at Chase Bank on July 24 at 6 p.m.
He attempted to withdraw his funds, but there was a problem with Ezubao's text-message authentication system.
The Swiss and Gascon infantry proceeded to slaughter the remaining landsknechts whose tight order precluded a rapid retreat as they attempted to withdraw from the battlefield.
A novel aspect of this trial was the provision of a schedule for gradual withdrawal of long-term diazepam users from drug therapy; 51% of visited doctors attempted to withdraw patients from diazepam therapy and 26% utilized the withdrawal schedule.
The fall of Rome on 4 June 1944 placed Kesselring in a dangerous situation as his forces attempted to withdraw from Rome to the Gothic Line.
Australian forces later uncovered a number of arms caches and destroyed an anti-aircraft piece, while other elements were tasked with screening possible escape routes to the south and killed a number of fighters as they attempted to withdraw.
The victim later recanted and attempted to withdraw the accusation, though prosecutors presented evidence that she had received a cash payment just before doing so.
